Improvement in bottle-stoppers



UNITED 'STATES DANIEL fr. ROBINSON, 'OE IosrroN7 MAssAoEUsErrSA e SELEAND NATEANIEL- JENKINS, or SAME PLA E |MPRovEM ENT |NA BOTTLE-s'roeP Rs.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, DANLEL T. RoBnvsoN, of Y. Boston, county of Suffolk,and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedBottle-Stopper Fastening; and I do hereby declare the following to be'afull, clear, and exact description thereof,` reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a vertical'section, of a bottleprovided with my invention. Fig. 3 is another side elevation, and Fig.-4 a top view, of it. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are details of the invention.

In the drawings, A denotes the, body of a bottle, and a its neck, formedwith a shoulder, b, in the usual manner. Thestopper is shown at B ascomposed of a cylinder,` .of wood or other suitable material, with itslower part of a conical or tapering form, to iit the mouth` or pinterior of the neck of the bottle, and having a4 rubber washer, h,applied toits conical part,

as shown in the drawings, which, as the stop-` per is forced into the,neck of the bottle,by its elastic properties secures a perfectly tightjoint therewith. A top view of this washer previous to being applied tothe stopp'eris shownin Fig. 7 of the drawings. i

The stopper is grooved transversely with two grooves, o d, crossingeachother at right angles, the groove c being for the reception of acammed lever, C, for forcing the `stopper into its place, and the grooved being to re-4 ceive the wire c, which retains the stopper inconnection with the bottle, and which further serves as `a fulcrum for'.the cammed lever. This wire e passes through the groove d, :and itsendsare bent down on opposite sides of the neck-of the bottle, and aresecured thereto by another wire, f, encircling the neck belowitsshoulderb, and passing through eyes formed in the extreme ends of thewire,-the whole being as shown in the drawings. M

We will suppose` the stopper to be in its place within the neck of `thebottle. r Byraispurpose as described PATENT OFF ing the arm or handle of`he amined C the said leverwill allow the stopper to e ,t1 of the mouthof the bott tion shown in Fig.; 3 Whenit is des` r lle placing thethumblnp will first be turned` the bott1e,.and the `leve be forced downupon i per, and the latter,` b place withinythe neck the bottle, the yrubber" a great degreeto: acco The under surface be indented or; rougiof the drawingsyto op its seat, or with a piece, in, theobject of theindent-a vent any slipping lof. thei Instead ofthe camm platedtheemployinen piece of metal, having i for the reception of th i t shown inFig. `6 of The bottle-Stopp described is'averys of closing the mouthically sealing it. v I claim L r y l. `The improved bo r composed oftheslotte cammed lever 1C, or i wire e, the whole fb 'ng bined together` inspecified. f y

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